21 October 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cybersecurity Through Vigilance Cybersecurity Awareness Month reinforces the understanding that every Sailor and civilian has a critical role as a defender of Navy systems and the naval mission...
21 October 2024 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast’s Jacksonville detachment establishes fiber optics repair capability Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Detachment Jacksonville has completed certification to become the first intermediate-level (I-level) fiber optics Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) maintenance facility in the Navy...
21 October 2024 F-35B test jet begins sea trials with Japanese multi-functional destroyer in eastern Pacific Ocean PACIFIC OCEAN – A U.S. F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first time Oct. 20 off the southern coast of California to begin developmental test aboard the allies’ largest ship...
21 October 2024 U.S. 7th Fleet Destroyer and The Royal Canadian Navy Conduct Bilateral Transit in the Taiwan Strait USS Higgins (DDG 76) and HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) transit the Taiwan Strait...
21 October 2024 USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) returns to homeport after Indo-Pacific deployment SAN DIEGO – Amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) returned to homeport in San Diego, following a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operations with embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Oct. 18, 2024...
21 October 2024 Site for National Museum of the United State Navy formally announced WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro formally announced the site for the new National Museum of the United States Navy, Oct. 18, during a ceremony at the new museum location...
21 October 2024 USS Washington (SSN 787) Awarded Presidential Unit Citation NORFOLK, Virginia - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for “outstanding performance in action while conducting operations within U.S. SIXTH Fleet” during their recent six-month deployment...
18 October 2024 Military Leaders Strengthen Indo-Pacific Partnerships During Guam, Hawaii Visit WASHINGTON – Acting Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV) Tom Mancinelli and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (DUSN(A&S)) Deborah Rosenblum traveled to Guam and Hawaii, Oct. 13-18, to meet with government officials, military leaders, and...
18 October 2024 USS Makin Island Changes Command SAN DIEGO – U.S. Navy Capt. Jose Arana assumed command of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) from Capt. Andria Slough during a ceremony held aboard amphibious assault ship October 17...
18 October 2024 Military Sealift Command Far East Participates in Sama Sama SUBIC BAY, Philippines - As part of the eighth iteration of Exercise Sama Sama 2024, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East participated in refueling-at-sea familiarization training aboard the Philippine Navy (PN) frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), at Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 8-9...